What's in a Name?
We all have an opinion about our title and how it reflects our passion and role in our unique educational settings.
I was curious to know if cybrarian had entered the lexicon and discovered this definition on dictionary.com: cybrarian - 1 dictionary result
Main Entry:
cybrarian
Part of Speech:
n
Definition:
a librarian who uses computers and the Internet for their work; any person who works doing online research and information retrieval, esp. one who answers reference questions online; also called data surfers, super searchers
Etymology:
cyber- 'cybernetics' + (li)brarian
Usage:
computing
Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
cybrarian. (n.d.). Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon. Retrieved March 26, 2010, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cybrarian
Food for Thought: The reflective practitioner
This presentation by Dave Lankes, an associate professor at Syracuse University's School of Information Studies, was presented to public librarians but is extremely relevant for school librarians as well. 40 minutes well spent.
The New Librarianship: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/blog/?p=858
Posted by Donna Baratta 11/14/09
School Library Journal article, Things That Keep Us Up at Night, by Joyce Valenza and Doug Johnson, October 1, 2009
Interesting link to our discussion about the future. Also a nice tie-in to the upcoming Learning Commons program with Valerie Diggs. http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6699357.html
Joyce Valenza's January 1, 2011 SLJ post:
Fully Loaded: Outfitting a teacher librarian for the 21st century. Here's what it takes
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/home/888448-312/fully_loaded_outfitting_a_teacher.html.csp?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitterAn interesting read for reflecting on where we have been and where we are headed, whether we are new or experienced practitioners.
Your thoughts?
Posted by D. Baratta, 1/1//11 Happy New Year!
What's in a Name?
We all have an opinion about our title and how it reflects our passion and role in our unique educational settings.
I was curious to know if cybrarian had entered the lexicon and discovered this definition on dictionary.com:
cybrarian - 1 dictionary result
cybrarian. (n.d.). Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon. Retrieved March 26, 2010, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cybrarian
Food for Thought: The reflective practitioner
This presentation by Dave Lankes, an associate professor at Syracuse University's School of Information Studies, was presented to public librarians but is extremely relevant for school librarians as well. 40 minutes well spent.
The New Librarianship: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/blog/?p=858
Posted by Donna Baratta 11/14/09
The Future is Now September 25, 2009
School Library Journal article, Things That Keep Us Up at Night, by Joyce Valenza and Doug Johnson, October 1, 2009
Interesting link to our discussion about the future. Also a nice tie-in to the upcoming Learning Commons program with Valerie Diggs.
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6699357.html